From GitHub to AWS ECS: A Step-by-Step Guide to Deploying Flask Apps with Docker and Docker Hub.
Deploying applications seamlessly is a crucial skill in today's software engineering and DevOps landscape. In this guide, I’ll show you how to deploy a Flask app using GitHub Actions, Docker Hub, and AWS ECS.
Prerequisites
A Flask application in a GitHub repository.
A Docker Hub account and repository.
AWS Account.
Basic familiarity with Docker.
Write Code: You write and commit your Flask app code to GitHub.
GitHub Actions: When you push your changes:
The workflow builds a Docker image.
The image is pushed to Docker Hub.
AWS ECS is updated to use the latest image.
AWS ECS: ECS pulls the Docker image from Docker Hub and runs your app on the cloud.
Access Your App: Your app is live and accessible via a URL or public IP.
GitHub: Centralized code repository with version control.
Docker: Standa…
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